| Edition |
First paperback edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 257 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-242) and index. |
| Summary |
"Paul Robeson was a towering figure in American culture, conquering many disparate venues--from football and film to law and Shakespeare. An extraordinary athlete-scholar-actor-singer, Robeson also became a crusader for human rights. And though he was admired by many, his controversial support of the Soviet Union during the Cold War and the era of McCarthyism led to ostracism and his declining health. In Robeson: An American Ballad, Arnold H. Lubasch chronicles the remarkable life of this twentieth-century original. In a concise and readable account, Lubasch--a New York Times veteran for almost forty years--reports on Robeson's life story more accurately and clearly than any previous books. In addition to detailing the highs and lows of Robeson's life and career, Lubasch offers several personal anecdotes about this American icon, and includes commentary on the 100th-anniversary celebration of Robeson's birth"--Back cover. |
| Contents |
Destiny's child -- Robeson of Rutgers -- Columbia and Essie -- Provincetown Players -- Voice of a people -- "Ol' Man River" -- Othello in London -- Road to Moscow -- Turning left -- I have made my choice -- "Ballad for Americans" -- Othello on Broadway -- Confronting a president -- Campaign for Wallace -- Paris and Peekskill -- The red and the black -- You are the un-Americans -- His last hurrah -- Home to Harlem -- Our tallest tree has fallen. |
| Language |
English text. |
| Subject |
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.
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Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976. |
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African Americans -- Biography.
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African Americans -- Biography. |
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Singers -- United States -- Biography.
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Singers. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Actors -- United States -- Biography.
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Actors. |
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Political activists -- United States -- Biography.
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Political activists. |
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African Americans. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
1442256583 (paperback) |
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9781442256583 (paperback) |
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